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Kollam (Kerala): The ED has filed a petition before the Vigilance Court here seeking copies of FIRs and other case records related to the probe into the alleged loss of gold from the Sabarimala temple. The petition sought copies of two FIRs and statements recorded by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the incident, to initiate an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)."It is prima facie satisfied that proceeds of crime are possessed by Unnikrishnan Potty (pr ...Read More >
Delhi AQI today: As winter sets in, a thick layer of smog enveloped the national capital Delhi on Wednesday morning. The city's air quality remains in the 'Very Poor' category, with an AQI of 376 at 7 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to CPCB, the AQI, which ranges from 0 to 500, is divided into six categories, each reflecting the level of pollution and associated health risks. As winter sets in, a thick layer of smog enveloped the national capital ...Read More >
India's Labour Reforms: On November 21, India has entered a new labour era with the government implementing the Four Labour Codes, including the Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relation Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020) and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code (2020). With this reform, the Government has consolidated 29 labour laws into four comprehensive Labour Codes. ...Read More >
Hubballi: Amid the nationwide IndiGo flight cancellations, a newlywed couple could not reach their wedding reception, which was held in Hubballi of Karnataka's Dharwad district, and was forced to attend it online from Odisha's Bhubaneshwar. The bride's parents represented them on the stage, accepted gifts and completed the rituals while the couple joined them on a large screen via video call. Medha Ksheerasagara from Hubballi and Sangrama Das from Bhubaneswar, both software engineers working in ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 5 (PTI) Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo on Friday appealed to farmers, scientists and other stakeholders to adopt natural and climate-resilient farming techniques to preserve soil fertility for future generations. Speaking at the state-level celebration of World Soil Day here, observed this year under the theme 'Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities', Singh Deo said healthy soil is the lifeline of agriculture, the foundation of food security and the bedrock of sustainable ...Read More >
Russia-Ukraine War: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, India has always been ready to contribute its part to bring peace to Ukraine and will remain so in the future. India strongly backed the efforts to end the war in Ukraine, saying India will stand shoulder-to-shoulder in all peace efforts to find an amicable solution to the conflict, he asserted. "Thank you very much for the invitation and for yesterday's very go ...Read More >
Mysuru: Two days after the mother tigress was rescued on the borders of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, near Hunsur, foresters successfully rescued all four of her cubs early on Sunday morning. The cubs, aged about 5 months, will be reunited with the mother at Koorgahalli Rehabilitation Centre in Mysuru.The cubs were found in Gowdanakatte village in Hanagodu forest section of Hunsur forest division. The tigress, aged about 10 years, was captured around midnight on Nov 27 following complaints of freque ...Read More >
Sarvesh Singh was an assistant teacher and was posted in a school in Bhagatpur Tanda village. He was assigned the duty of a BLO on October 7. It was his first time working as a BLO. A 46-year-old booth-level officer (BLO) hanged himself in the storage room of his home in Baheri village of UP's Mordabad because of work pressure, police said on Sunday. Sarvesh Singh was an assistant teacher and was posted in a school in Bhagatpur Tanda village. He was assigned the duty of a BLO on October 7. It ...Read More >
Police said the woman, an MSc first-year student, had stopped speaking to the accused in recent weeks. Ghaziabad: A 22-year-old woman was shot at in a village here by a man she had been in a relationship with for five years after he learnt that her marriage had been fixed with someone else, police said. The incident took place in Nanglaber village in the Bhojpur area on Saturday evening, Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Modinagar Amit Saxena said. The 28-year-old accused, Pradeep Kuma ...Read More >
Demands death sentence for accused who denounced the relationship due to 'caste differences' A day after a 20-year-old man in Nanded district was allegedly murdered by the relatives of a 19-year-old woman, with whom he was in a relationship, the woman "symbolically married" his body before his funeral, and said she would stay at his house henceforth. Police have arrested five persons, including the woman's parents and her brother, in connection with the murder of Saksham Gautam Tate, who was a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Expect a chilly winter as higher than normal cold wave days are expected to impact parts of central India as well as some regions in northwest and northeast India, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The polar vortex (explained below) is expected to drive down temperatures over these regions, officials said. Spatial maps indicate that parts of Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Gujarat are expected to record below normal temperatures. There is likely to be one to four ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Four tiger cubs hidden deep inside a maize field were successfully traced and rescued by the Forest Department after two days of relentless search operations. The incident was reported at Gowdanakatte village in Hanagodu hobli, Hunsur taluk, where the cubs -- estimated to be three to four months old -- were found crying with hunger inside the field belonging to farmer Ravikumar. Their rescue brought much- needed relief to the villagers of Gowdanakatte and neighbouring areas, who ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Shamirpet police station has secured the seventh position nationwide and the top rank in Telangana in the list of best police stations selected by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The annual ranking considers key parameters such as overall performance, proper maintenance of records, courteous interaction with complainants, timely grievance redressal, cleanliness of the premises, quality of landscaping, effective CCTNS work, and the professionalism of staff. Shamirpet police statio ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district has witnessed increasing tiger disturbances across several taluks, prompting the Forest Department to intensify operations. Between Oct. 12 and Nov. 30, officials successfully captured a total of 22 tigers, including 12 cubs, as part of measures to reduce human-wildlife conflict. Every year, from September to December, tigresses give birth and seek shelter along forest fringes, often near villages, tanks and fields. During this period, they become highly protect ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday felicitated and presented Rs 11 lakh each to four players from the state who were part of the Indian team that won the inaugural Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind. The players -- Phula Soren of Balasore, and Parvati Marndi, Yamuna Rani Tudu, and Basanti Hansda of Mayurbhanj -- were part of the team that defeated Nepal in the final held at Colombo in Sri Lanka on November 23. The team members were accorded a rousing w ...Read More >
Kolkata: The School Service Commission (SSC) has extended the application deadline for recruitment to Group C and Group D posts, citing technical glitches and server-related difficulties. The new deadline has been pushed to 8 December. According to the SSC, several candidates faced problems accessing the application portal. To ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged due to these disruptions, the Commission extended the submission period. On the same day, the Calcutta High Court directed the ...Read More >
Cuttack: The online tickets for the much awaited India versus South Africa T20 match, to be played at Cuttack Barabati Stadium on December 9, vanished within no time leaving thousands of fans disappointed. As announced by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), the booking for the online tickets for the upcoming T20 match begun at 2 PM. A total of 2000 rickets were made available via District by Zomato. Each person was permitted to purchase maximum two tickets only. However, all the tickets vani ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Dec 1 (PTI) Four people have been rounded up for questioning in connection with the death by beating of a 26-year-old professional bodybuilder in Haryana's Bhiwani, police on Monday said. Rohit Dhankar was beaten with hockey sticks and rods allegedly by a group of men on Friday night after he left a wedding venue in Bhiwani district with a friend. He died the next day at a hospital. An uncle of Dhankar, who hailed from Humayunpur village in Rohtak district, said the wounds he susta ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, while reviewing the Medaram development works on Monday, December 1, instructed officials to maintain quality standards and strictly adhere to the deadline. Situated in the Mulugu district of Telangana, Medaram is believed to be the abode of goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma. The tribal festival, Sammakka Saralamma Jathara or Medaram Jathara, honouring the goddesses, takes place every two years in the village. Medaram Jathara attracts the lar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to consider the objections of parents of Major Mohit Sharma, who was killed during a counter-terrorism operation in Jammu and Kashmir, while granting certification to the film 'Dhurandhar'. The Ranveer Singh-starrer is scheduled to be released on December 5. Justice Sachin Datta directed the CBFC to consider and examine the grievances raised by the parents before deciding on the film cert ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with visiting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Thursday in the national capital and expressed optimism ahead of the discussions between the two leaders. In a post on X, he said, "Welcome my friend FM @SenatorWong to India. Look forward to our discussions." Earlier today the Australian minister visited Humayun's Tomb and saw the exhibition- Songlines: Tracking the seven sisters exhibition at Humayun's Tomb ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Parents and friends of a Class 10 student who ended his life over alleged mental harassment by some teachers staged a protest outside the St Columba's school on Thursday, demanding strict action against the accused teachers and accountability from the private school. There was no immediate reaction from the school administration to the allegations. The victim student's aunt claimed the family had been unaware of the extent of his suffering. "He was depressed for so lon ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Local eminent personalities, Padma awardees and school children are being roped in to spread awareness on sustaining toilet usage and cleanliness in villages as part of 'Hamara Shauchalaya, Hamara Bhavishya' campaign, a Jal Shakti Ministry official said on Thursday. The nationwide campaign, launched to mark World Toilet Day 2025, observed on November 19, will continue till December 10, which is celebrated as Human Rights Day, said the official of the Departmen ...Read More >
Silchar: A man was arrested and 9kg of suspected heroin worth ₹18 crore was seized on Wednesday from the Jalukbari area of Assam's Guwahati by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), police said. A joint operation by the NCB and the Border Security Force (BSF) was launched based on specific intelligence inputs. The heroin packets were found concealed inside a vehicle that was coming from Manipur through Meghalaya, according to the BSF. "During the operation, the team apprehended a suspected drug ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a heartbreaking display of duty and courage, an Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) driver saved the lives of 25 passengers before succumbing to a massive heart attack in the early hours of Thursday. The driver, identified as P Saikrishna, used the last moments of his life to ensure that those in his care remained safe. The bus, travelling from Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh to Malkangiri in Odisha, had crossed Kunduli around 2.30 am when Saikrishna began experiencin ...Read More >
Ferozepur: Jatin Kali, RSS leader Dina Nath's grandson, who has emerged as the alleged mastermind in the murder case of Naveen Arora, son of another RSS leader, was arrested after being injured in an encounter with police in Punjab's Ferozepur, officials said on Thursday. SSP Bhupinder Singh said that Kali was arrested late last night during an encounter n the Arif K area of the district. The operation was launched by the police following intelligence inputs that Kali was roaming in the area. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings have come a long way in a matter of one season, so much so that co-owner Ness Wadia feels his 'settled' team doesn't even need to go into the IPL auction next month. The stability in the squad is a far cry from the situation last season when they retained just two players, leaving them with a whopping Rs 110.5 crore to spend at the auction. The lack of a strong and stable core had forced them to go on a shopping spree even in the seasons before. All of that seems to ha ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta on Thursday exuded confidence that Andhra Pradesh will be free from Maoists by the end of next March. Stating that the police achieved huge success with the two encounters in Maredumilli forests in Alluri Sitharamaraju district, he said the police were taking all measures to achieve the target of making Andhra Pradesh free from left-wing extremism by March 2026 as part of the goal set by th ...Read More >
Meerut: A disturbing case in Meerut has surfaced of alleged gross medical negligence where a private hospital doctor is accused of using Feviquik to seal a serious wound near the eye of a two-and-a-half-year-old boy instead of performing proper medical stitching. The child, Manraj Singh, son of financier Sardar Jaspinder Singh of Maples Heights, Jagriti Vihar Extension, sustained an injury near his eye after hitting the corner of a table while playing. ...Read More >
Delhi student suicide case: The 16-year-old boy was also threatened with expulsion after his parents had raised concerns about the teachers' conduct, said Shourya's father. Shourya Patil, a student at St Columba School in Delhi, who allegedly died by suicide earlier this week, was apparently taunted and bullied by his teachers for nearly a year, reported NDTV, citing his father. The 16-year-old was also threatened with expulsion after his parents had raised concerns about the teachers' conduct ...Read More >
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